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The three-dimensional turtle is contemporaneous with some of the oldest cave paintings in France. "It may have represented a totem or spiritual figure," said Omry Barzilai, Head of Material ...

This was a year whose high points included Joan Jonas’s luminous survey, the extravaganza “PST ART,” and the 24-karat beauty of a show “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350.” ...

Within the chamber was a carved rock — like a turtle shell — that appeared to have been deliberately placed in a niche. The carving was similar to the oldest cave paintings in France. “It may have ...